Green-Schools Travel Competition 2017
The BIG TRAVEL Challenge
Deadline: Friday 10th March 2017
Entry Form for The BIG TRAVEL Challenge
(this form can also be found online at www.greenschoolsireland.org)
School name:
School address:
School type:
Number of pupils:
Telephone (school):
Email:
1. In which category is your school entering The BIG TRAVEL Challenge?
Awarded School
Active School
If entering under ‘Awarded School’ what year did you receive your Green Flag for Travel?_________
2. In which sub-category is your school entering The BIG TRAVEL Challenge?
(Choose the mode where your school can achieve the most change during the month of
February)
Walking
Scooting
Cycling
Carpooling
Bus
Park N Stride
3. In no more than 300 words tell us how your school promotes sustainable travel and what you did
as part of The BIG TRAVEL Challenge:
For example: In what ways did you promote your chosen travel mode? What makes sustainable
travel in your school work? What initiatives have you carried out? How do you monitor progress??
How are pupils involved? How are you innovative and creative? Etc. (300 words max)
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Green-Schools Travel Competition 2017
The BIG TRAVEL Challenge
Deadline: 10th March 2017
4. THE RESULTS
Tell us how well you did on The BIG TRAVEL Challenge:
What mode did you promote? ____________________________
Why did you choose this mode? ___________________________
How many children used this mode on an average day, BEFORE the challenge started? (This is very
important so that we have a way of assessing how successful you have been) _________
Please remember to record on Day 1, Day 5 and Day 10 of the Challenge to monitor how your
Challenge is going.
Challenge Days
Results
Day 1
Day 5
Day 10
5. How often would your school hold active travel days? (WOW/COW/SOW)*
Every Week
Every Month
Every term
Every Year
sometimes
never
* WOW – Walk on Wednesday, COW – Cycle on Wednesday, SOW – Scoot on Wednesday
6. Does your school participate in the following;
National Walk to School Week
YES/NO
National Bike Week
YES/NO
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Green-Schools Travel Competition 2017
The BIG TRAVEL Challenge
Deadline: 10th March 2017
Consent
I understand that entry into the competition constitutes full and unconditional acceptance of the
Terms and Conditions, available from www.greenschoolsireland.org. If shortlisted, I consent to an
unannounced school visit by the competition judges. I give consent that this entry and all
subsequent material associated with this competition can be published free of charge by An Taisce’s
Green-Schools Travel programme in all media, including internet, for all purposes as it wishes. I also
understand that the winning schools will be expected to take part in competition publicity.
Green-Schools Coordinator
Name:
Signature:
Principal
Name:
Signature:
Please return entries by 10th March 2017 (postmark accepted) to:
Green-Schools Travel Competition
An Taisce Environmental Education Unit
5a Swift’s Alley
Francis Street
Dublin 8
Alternatively, you may email your entry to:
[email protected]
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